19 March 2020 IWTC Virginia Beach Sailors Donate Blood to Save Lives A brightly decorated and custom recreational vehicle (RV) arrived at Layton Hall on Dam Neck Annex, and instead of a family arriving for a leisurely vacation, a team of military and civilian personnel from Naval Medical Center Portsmouth showed up to support the Armed Services Blood Drive...
18 March 2020 Navy Authorizes COs to Relax Some Grooming Standards if Necessary The Navy has given commanding officers discretion to temporarily relax grooming standards for men's and women's hair length, but only if those COs believe the move is necessary to maintain proper social distancing guidelines and limit Sailor exposure to the coronavirus...
18 March 2020 NCIS: Beware of Coronavirus-Themed Scams The novel coronavirus pandemic presents an opportunity for malicious actors to conduct online scams to collect sensitive information, steal money via fake donation websites, spread false information, and deliver malware to victims...
18 March 2020 Navy Cancels Spring 2020 Fitness Cycle, Delays Advancement Exams In response to Department of Defense efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19, the Navy announced the delay of the spring Navy Wide Advancement Exams with NAVADMIN 069/20 and the cancellation of the spring 2020 Physical Fitness Assessment Cycle in NAVADMIN 071/20, released March 17...
18 March 2020 Ford's Portside Anchor Makes Splash for First Time USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) conducted an inaugural anchoring evolution during its independent steaming event on March 15. It was the first time Ford conducted the evolution using its port side anchor...
18 March 2020 NETC Deputy Commander Visits CNATTU North Island Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit North Island (CNATTU NI) Sailors and Marines welcomed aboard Rear Adm. Robert Nowakowski, Naval Education and Training Command deputy commander, Mar. 10...
18 March 2020 Test Pilot School Passes Latest Aviation Maintenance Inspection The U.S. Naval Test Pilot School passed its 2020 Aviation Maintenance Inspection, a critical component of command readiness. "The results are a direct reflection on the level of professionalism we have in the hangar," said maintenance officer Lt. Andrew Fedak. "I'm really proud of the team."...
17 March 2020 Kathy Lewis Receives 2020 Peggy B. Craig Lifetime Service Award NAVFAC Southwest Senior Paralegal Specialist Kathy V. Lewis received the 2020 Peggy B. Craig Lifetime Service Award for 27 years of excellent service to the command as its senior Paralegal Specialist and Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Coordinator...
17 March 2020 Future USS Delbert D. Black Successfully Completes Acceptance Trials The future guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) successfully completed acceptance trials on March 12, returning to Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Ingalls Shipbuilding Division after spending two days at sea in the Gulf of Mexico...
17 March 2020 Training Squadron 35 Receives Adm. John H. Towers Flight Safety Award The Order of Daedalians awarded the "Stingrays" of multi-engine Training Squadron (VT) 35 with the 2019 Adm. John H. Towers Flight Safety Award, March 16...